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Robin Subscriber Offline Posts: 4 Joined: Nov 16^th, 2012	August 2013 Dec 8^th, 2012 at 12:39am	Quote Print Post
	Looking forward to a trip out to WCPP in 8/2013, it's a long ride out from the east coast but for me it's as good as it gets. I paddle a wood canvas canoe and no matter where I trip, it has to be in my own canoe. My trip out there in August 2010 was great, I had just retired and my co-workers gave me a fist full of cash to do what I want, I mailed them a post card from Red Lake the night before I put in....that went over big with the boys. After 35 years of truckin' they couldn't believe I would drive so far to go "camping"....haha, if they only knew. Anyway, I am planning my trip again. I working on wood canvas canoes right now, hoping to sell a couple in the spring to pay expenses, then load the old truck up and enjoy the ride out. Last time I was hungry, 20 hours driving was ok, this time, I'm going to smell the roses on the way out and back, what's the hurry. Then 2 weeks in the park, me and my little wood canvas Chestnut Chum.


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DentonDoc Voyageur Inukshuk Offline Posts: 3468 Location: Central Texas Joined: Dec 27^th, 2003	Re: August 2013 Reply #1 - Dec 8^th, 2012 at 1:30am	Quote Print Post
	Robin wrote on Dec 8^th, 2012 at 12:39am: Last time I was hungry, 20 hours driving was ok, this time, I'm going to smell the roses on the way out and back, what's the hurry. Then 2 weeks in the park ... I feel your pain. The one way driving distance to Red Lake for me is 1550 miles, but I've always broken it down to a 2 day drive. Still its a lot of hours in the saddle! But (like you), I can justify the drive by spending 2 weeks in the park (I'll be there in June for 2013). For the first time, I'll be running a non-hard shell canoe on this trip ... a solo pakboat! Since it will travel in a duffel bag, I won't even have to hear it whistling in the wind on the drive up and back. That will be different! dd


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Jimbo Voyageur Inukshuk Offline Posts: 4604 Location: Florida Joined: Oct 6^th, 2002	Re: August 2013 Reply #2 - Dec 8^th, 2012 at 11:32am	Quote Print Post
	DentonDoc wrote on Dec 8^th, 2012 at 1:30am: Robin wrote on Dec 8^th, 2012 at 12:39am: Last time I was hungry, 20 hours driving was ok, this time, I'm going to smell the roses on the way out and back, what's the hurry. Then 2 weeks in the park ... I feel your pain. The one way driving distance to Red Lake for me is 1550 miles, but I've always broken it down to a 2 day drive. Still its a lot of hours in the saddle! But (like you), I can justify the drive by spending 2 weeks in the park (I'll be there in June for 2013). For the first time, I'll be running a non-hard shell canoe on this trip ... a solo pakboat! Since it will travel in a duffel bag, I won't even have to hear it whistling in the wind on the drive up and back. That will be different! dd Hey dd - Do you expect that pak boat will "tow" upstream any better than your hard shell model did? Jimbo


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DentonDoc Voyageur Inukshuk Offline Posts: 3468 Location: Central Texas Joined: Dec 27^th, 2003	Re: August 2013 Reply #3 - Dec 8^th, 2012 at 4:34pm	Quote Print Post
	Jimbo wrote on Dec 8^th, 2012 at 11:32am: Hey dd - Do you expect that pak boat will "tow" upstream any better than your hard shell model did? Jimbo That's hard to say since I haven't done that yet, but the design seems to lend itself to proper towing. First, unloaded, the canoe tends to have just a tad of rocker to it, which should aid in getting over obstructions. Second, the built in tow rings (bow and stern) are just about on the mid-line. Third, the hull will flex slightly in response to external force. All of this seems to suggest an upstream tow should have acceptable properties. dd


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Jimbo Voyageur Inukshuk Offline Posts: 4604 Location: Florida Joined: Oct 6^th, 2002	Re: August 2013 Reply #4 - Dec 8^th, 2012 at 9:24pm	Quote Print Post
	dd - Not planning to do anymore motorboat tows anytime soon, are you? Jimbo


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DentonDoc Voyageur Inukshuk Offline Posts: 3468 Location: Central Texas Joined: Dec 27^th, 2003	Re: August 2013 Reply #5 - Dec 9^th, 2012 at 12:10am	Quote Print Post
	Jimbo wrote on Dec 8^th, 2012 at 9:24pm: dd - Not planning to do anymore motorboat tows anytime soon, are you? Jimbo Nope. That one is off the list of options. dd


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Jimbo Voyageur Inukshuk Offline Posts: 4604 Location: Florida Joined: Oct 6^th, 2002	Re: August 2013 Reply #6 - Dec 9^th, 2012 at 2:13am	Quote Print Post
	DentonDoc wrote on Dec 9^th, 2012 at 12:10am: Jimbo wrote on Dec 8^th, 2012 at 9:24pm: dd - Not planning to do anymore motorboat tows anytime soon, are you? Jimbo Nope. That one is off the list of options. dd So sayeth a wise man! Jimbo


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